Ishøj Municipality
Municipality in Hovedstaden, Denmark / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ishøj Municipality (Danish: Ishøj Kommune) is a municipality (Danish: kommune) in the Capital Region on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers 26 km², with a total population of 23,663 (1. January 2024). Its mayor is Merete Amdisen, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party.
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Ishøj Municipality
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Coordinates: 55°37′00″N 12°19′00″E | |
Country | Denmark |
Region | Hovedstaden |
Established | 1 April 1970 |
Seat | Ishøj |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ole Bjørstorp (S) |
Area | |
• Total | 25.94 km2 (10.02 sq mi) |
Population (1. January 2024)[1] | |
• Total | 23,663 |
• Density | 910/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Municipal code | 183 |
Website | ishoj |
As of 2023, it has the highest share of people with a foreign-background in Denmark, with 44.2% having a foreign-background. 55.8% has a Danish-background, 16.3% Turkish, 5.6% Pakistani and 22.3% have another background (Polish, Nepali, Iraqi, Romanian, Indian, Moroccan and Bulgarian, among others).[2]
The main town, and the site of the municipal council, is the town of Ishøj, which has one of Scandinavia's biggest housing projects - Vejleåparken (formerly Ishøjplanen).[3] Other places are the villages of Ishøj Landsby and Torslunde.
Neighboring municipalities are Vallensbæk to the east, Høje-Taastrup to the north and west, and Greve to the south.
Ishøj Municipality was not merged with other municipalities on 1 January 2007 as part of nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007).